Notice Type
Departmental
Notice Title

Consent to the Distribution of New Medicines

Pursuant to section 20 of the Medicines Act 1981, the Minister of Health hereby consents to the distribution in New Zealand of the new medicines which were referred to the Minister of Health under the provisions of section 24(5) of the Act and are set out in the Schedule hereto:

Schedule

Product: Advil (General sale)
Active Ingredient: Ibuprofen 200mg
Dosage Form: Liquid filled capsule
New Zealand Sponsor: GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare New Zealand ULC
Manufacturers: Catalent Australia Pty Limited, Melbourne, Australia
Catalent Pharma Solutions LLC, Florida, United States of America
   
Product: Advil (Pharmacy only)
Active Ingredient: Ibuprofen 200mg
Dosage Form: Liquid filled capsule
New Zealand Sponsor: GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare New Zealand ULC
Manufacturers: Catalent Australia Pty Limited, Melbourne, Australia
Catalent Pharma Solutions LLC, Florida, United States of America
   
Product: Apo-Gabapentin
Active Ingredient: Gabapentin 100mg
Dosage Form: Capsule
New Zealand Sponsor: Apotex NZ Limited
Manufacturer: Apotex Inc, Toronto, Canada
   
Product: Apo-Gabapentin
Active Ingredient: Gabapentin 300mg
Dosage Form: Capsule
New Zealand Sponsor: Apotex NZ Limited
Manufacturer: Apotex Inc, Toronto, Canada
   
Product: Apo-Gabapentin
Active Ingredient: Gabapentin 400mg
Dosage Form: Capsule
New Zealand Sponsor: Apotex NZ Limited
Manufacturer: Apotex Inc, Toronto, Canada
   
Product: Apo-Gabapentin
Active Ingredient: Gabapentin 600mg
Dosage Form: Film coated tablet
New Zealand Sponsor: Apotex NZ Limited
Manufacturer: Apotex Inc, Toronto, Canada
   
Product: Apo-Gabapentin
Active Ingredient: Gabapentin 800mg
Dosage Form: Film coated tablet
New Zealand Sponsor: Apotex NZ Limited
Manufacturer: Apotex Inc, Toronto, Canada
   
Product: De-Gas
Active Ingredient: Simeticone 100mg
Dosage Form: Liquid filled capsule
New Zealand Sponsor: GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare New Zealand ULC
Manufacturers: Catalent Australia Pty Limited, Melbourne, Australia
Catalent Ontario Limited, Windsor, Canada
   
Product: Diarrhoea Relief
Active Ingredient: Loperamide hydrochloride 2mg
Dosage Form: Capsule
New Zealand Sponsor: PSM Healthcare Limited trading as API Consumer Brands
Manufacturers: Adcock Ingram Limited - A Medreich Group Company, Bangalore, India
Medreich Limited, Bangalore, India
   
Product: Fluconazole-Baxter
Active Ingredient: Fluconazole 2mg/mL
Dosage Form: Solution for infusion
New Zealand Sponsor: Baxter Healthcare Limited
Manufacturer: Baxter Pharmaceuticals India Private Limited, Ahmedabad, India
   
Product: Medrol
Active Ingredient: Methylprednisolone 4mg
Dosage Form: Tablet
New Zealand Sponsor: Pfizer New Zealand Limited
Manufacturer: Pfizer Italia SrL, Ascoli Piceno, Italy
   
Product: Medrol
Active Ingredient: Methylprednisolone 100mg
Dosage Form: Tablet
New Zealand Sponsor: Pfizer New Zealand Limited
Manufacturers: Pfizer Manufacturing Belgium NV, Puurs, Belgium
Pfizer Italia SrL, Ascoli Piceno, Italy
   
Product: Merieux Inactivated Rabies Vaccine (MIRV)
Active Ingredient: Rabies vaccine, Wistar PM/WI 38-1503-3M 2.5IU
Dosage Form: Powder for injection
New Zealand Sponsor: Sanofi-Aventis New Zealand Limited
Manufacturers: Sanofi Pasteur SA, Marcy L'Etoile, France
Sanofi Pasteur SA, Val-De-Reuil, France
   
Product: Ondansetron Kabi
Active Ingredient: Ondansetron hydrochloride dihydrate 2.5mg/mL equivalent to ondansetron 2mg/mL
Dosage Form: Solution for injection
New Zealand Sponsor: Fresenius Kabi New Zealand Limited
Manufacturer: Labesfal Laboratories Almiro SA, Santiago de Besteiros, Portugal
   
Product: Solu-Medrol
Active Ingredient: Methylprednisolone sodium succinate 1g
Dosage Form: Powder for injection
New Zealand Sponsor: Pfizer New Zealand Limited
Manufacturers: Pharmacia & Upjohn Company LLC, Michigan, United States of America
Pfizer Manufacturing Belgium NV, Puurs, Belgium
   
Product: Solu-Medrol Act-O-Vial
Active Ingredient: Methylprednisolone sodium succinate 40mg/mL
Dosage Form: Powder for injection with diluent
New Zealand Sponsor: Pfizer New Zealand Limited
Manufacturers: Pharmacia & Upjohn Company LLC, Michigan, United States of America
Pfizer Manufacturing Belgium NV, Puurs, Belgium
   
Product: Solu-Medrol Act-O-Vial
Active Ingredient: Methylprednisolone sodium succinate 62.5mg/mL
Dosage Form: Powder for injection with diluent
New Zealand Sponsor: Pfizer New Zealand Limited
Manufacturers: Pharmacia & Upjohn Company LLC, Michigan, United States of America
Pfizer Manufacturing Belgium NV, Puurs, Belgium
   
Product: Solu-Medrol Act-O-Vial
Active Ingredient: Methylprednisolone sodium succinate 728.67mg
Dosage Form: Powder for injection with diluent
New Zealand Sponsor: Pfizer New Zealand Limited
Manufacturers: Pharmacia & Upjohn Company LLC, Michigan, United States of America
Pfizer Manufacturing Belgium NV, Puurs, Belgium


Dated this 14th day of February 2020.

CHRIS JAMES, Group Manager, Medsafe, Ministry of Health (pursuant to delegation given by the Minister of Health on 11 September 2013).